Mohammed in the "Gospel" of Barnabas - ZOT for the Theologians

[parakletos]

The GREAT PROPHET MOHAMMED was mentioned by name in the forgotten gospel of Barnabas,who was one of the disciples of THE GREAT PROPHET JESUS CHRIST.

The gospel is here: www.barnabas.net/

in the aforementioned site,make a search for the word "mohammed".

heres a sample: from part 97

Then said the priest: `How shall the Messiah be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?'

Jesus answered: `The name of the Messiah is admirable, for God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendour. God said: "Wait Mohammed; for thy sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make thee a present, insomuch that whoso bless thee shall be blessed, and whoso shall curse thee shall be accursed. When I shall send thee into the world I shall send thee as my messenger of salvation, and thy word shall be true, insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail, but thy faith shall never fail." Mohammed is his blessed name.'

Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying: `O God, send us thy messenger: O Mohammed, come quickly for the salvation of the world!'

what do you think?

[NicknamedBob]

That kinda reminds me of my Uncle Highpockets plan to make money by selling bicycles to ostriches.

It was almost foolproof.

[NicknamedBob]

Try to avoid the sunlight.

[sionnsar]

Try to avoid the sunlight.

I've become a PNW mossback. Such an action is now instinctive reflex. (Only a month or so more and evil Yellow Face will quickly recede...)

The company's reserved a private suite. Don't know what that means, but I hope it includes shade. After all, that retractible roof is there to keep out the sun, not the drizzle, right?

[NicknamedBob]

I think it's safe to assume they've got you covered.

[sionnsar]

One hopes...

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

If you were in Japan the second step would be to buy a vending machine.

[Dead Corpse]

Interestingly enough, or maybe not.. you decide, L. Neil Smith had snakes on bicycles in his novel The Forge of the Elders. Ok, so they weren't snakes, they were semi-sentient tentacles from a larger creature, and they weren't bicycles but rather unicycles...

Er...

Where was I going again???

[Dead Corpse]

Good point. It was amazing the things you could get for a couple hundred Yen on just about any metro street corner.

Word of advise though, never drin a can/mini-keg of Kirin that is bigger than your head.

[NicknamedBob]

I know that I'm missing a lot by not reading him, but I prefer to forge my own way through the Galaxy.

Likely, I'll be accused of cribbing somebody's notes anyway.

Uncle Highpockets thought that the major challenge was in teaching the ostriches to ride the bicycles. He failed to consider the fact that the major challenge in any economic enterprise is making sure you get paid.

Of course, that is what led to his next adventure, but that's another story.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I miss the vending machines. Truck stops are the only places in the US I have found anything that even comes close to offering the variety of items found there.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

All he got was a goose egg eh?

[Dead Corpse]

There are times when I've been tempted to put pen to paper...

Then I realize that there are exaclty three people out of the almost 6 billion on this planet that might be interested in what this one particular monkey bangs out on his typewriter.

Not a recipe for economic success there either.

[Dead Corpse]

I avoid truck stops for hygenic reasons.

Ok, that and I just don't do a lot of cross country travel. ;-)

[NicknamedBob]

Well, ostrich eggs can be considered a unit of exchange, but then he had to find a way to unload them ...

Life for Uncle Highpockets was always a bit complicated.

[NicknamedBob]

I think you should write the story of how Ana conquered the world.

She will enjoy that. So would a lot of folks.

[Dead Corpse]

And give away her evil plans? I think not. Remember what happened to Admiral Piet after "apologizing" to Lord Vader? Like that, except a lot cuter and with sticky fingers.

[Dead Corpse]

Gotta run Kiddos. I'll see if I can't check in a bit tomorrow from work.

[NicknamedBob]

Before you go, I just want to say ... if you'll forgive the expression, "Incoming!"

[stephenjohnbanker]

Still around?

[NicknamedBob]

Yep.

Mischief for the day not entirely completed yet.